Microsoft Word for Mac

Description

Microsoft Word for Mac is an industry-standard word processing program included in the Microsoft Office for Mac suite along with Excel for Mac and PowerPoint for Mac. It was initially developed for Windows, but it is now available for macOS.

Word is used to create documents for personal and business use, such as reports, essays, resumes, posters, brochures, and newsletters. The word processor includes basic and advanced page and text formatting capabilities. Some advanced features include a Focus view for maximizing space for writing and reading documents, coauthoring for simultaneous collaborating, and Reorder Objects for rearranging layers of text, graphics, and photos. Word supports the Office Open XML .DOCX file format while also supporting the .DOC file format. The application also provides support for the OpenDocument (.ODT) format.

Once you begin creating or editing your document, the word processor gives you ribbon-style toolbars and other document authoring and styling options. You can manipulate text, images, shapes, SmartArt and charts in Word. Word has thousands of online templates that can be downloaded and used as a starting point to create new documents. Templates can be used to create a variety of documents such as brochures, business forms and labels, envelopes and menus, newsletters and planners. Custom templates, which are saved as .DOTX files, can also be created for company letterheads and other types of documents that require a consistent appearance.

Word for Mac brings Microsoft Word to macOS. Its word processing features, support of popular office productivity file formats, and wide use set the application apart from the rest of the pack. If you are able to afford the Office 365 annual subscription, Microsoft Word for Mac is a great solution for all of your word processing needs.

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